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Black Identities on the Operatic Stage: A Symposium with Music
March 26, 2022
Free
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With a keynote by Naomi André–the foremost authority on Black opera and the first Scholar-in-Residence at the Seattle Opera—the symposium features research papers on the composition, production, history, and criticism of Black opera and the experiences of Black opera practitioners. A concert of excerpts from operas by Black composers follows in the School of Music.
Program Overview
| 10:00 a.m. | Session 1: Figures in the Shadow Culture Weatherspoon Art Museum, 500 Tate St |
| 11:30 a.m. | Featured Speaker Paula Marie Seniors, “Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha, A Soul Evening: The 1972 World Premiere, Its Orchestrator, T.J. Anderson, and Its Aftermath” Weatherspoon Art Museum |
| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch & time to view the exhibition Lorraine O’Grady: Both/And No food or drink in the auditorium or galleries! |
| 1:15 p.m. | Session 2: Technologies of Black Opera Weatherspoon Art Museum |
| 2:45 p.m. | Session 3: Composers and Traditions Weatherspoon Art Museum |
| 3:45 p.m. | Break |
| 4:00–5:00 p.m. | Keynote Presentation Naomi André, “Writing Opera, Singing Blackness” Weatherspoon Art Musem |
| 5:15 p.m. | Reception at Oden Brewing Company (light hor d’oeurves and no-host bar) Oden Brewing Company, 802 W Gate City Blvd |
| Dinner ad libitum | Food trucks at Oden Brewing Company; restaurants on Tate St. (See handout) |
| 7:30 p.m. | Recital of Arias and Excerpts from Operas by Black Composers Tew Recital Hall, School of Music, 100 McIver St |
Questions
Contact the symposium organizers:
Dr. Kristen Turner
NC State University
kristen_turner@ncsu.edu
Sponsors
• School of Music, College of Visual and Performing Arts, UNCG
• Weatherspoon Art Museum at UNCG
• Office of Research and Engagement, UNCG
• African American and African Diaspora Studies Program, UNCG
• Oden Brewing Company
• Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program, UNCG
• Lloyd International Honors College, UNCG
• College of Visual and Performing Arts Committee on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
